Funding Generously Provided by:

Contact Information:

About Rachel

Rachel Field is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with a specialization in Vocational Counseling. She earned her Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling at Hunter College and her Bachelor’s Degree in Medieval and Renaissance Studies at New York University. Rachel has also completed training in Motivational Interviewing, Trauma Informed Care, Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, OASAS Impaired Driver Screening, CUCS’s Behavioral Health-Criminal Justice Certificate Program, and is an Offender Workforce Development Specialist. She has over 5 years of experience with justice involved and chemically dependent individuals, and she has worked for the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine and the Employment Program for Recovered Alcoholics.

Rachel is also an Adjunct Lecturer in Hunter College’s Graduate Counseling Program. Currently, she serves as Supervisor and Vocational Counselor for the Brooklyn Behavioral Health Treatment Collaborative and Project Coordinator for Brooklyn Veteran’s Misdemeanor Treatment Court and works directly with the Court’s Project Director on grant solicitation and writing and development of new initiatives and programs.

Close

Program Description

The Problem:

An estimated 60% of incarcerated veterans struggle with a substance use disorder. These veterans have complex needs that must be addressed with appropriate services and through a special problem-solving court. However, at times, veterans may not be eligible for specialty courts due to the lack of having a felony charge or having an other-than-honorable discharge.

Our Solution:

How We Do it:

Brooklyn Misdemeanor Veterans Treatment Court provides in-depth assessments, screenings, case management, and connections to community-based services for veteran misdemeanants. Regardless of their discharge status, they are connected to the substance abuse, mental health, housing, and health care services they need. For program participants with a history of trauma and/or substance abuse, the evidence-based practice Seeking Safety is implemented. In addition, the veterans have access to same-day, on-site neuropsychological assessments, in-depth trauma screenings, and peer mentoring.

How You Can Help:

The Outcomes of Brooklyn Misdemeanor Veterans Treatment Court

Brooklyn Misdemeanor Veterans Treatment Court reduces the negative impact that service-related trauma has on veterans, and subsequently on the community. By addressing veterans’ specific needs in an individualized and dignified manner, the program restores individuals to health and happines by treating them in a holistic way that honors their contributions.

Share Your Success Story

Do you have a success story to tell about an EAC Network program? We’d love to be in touch with you. Please submit your story using the form below, so we can share your story as a way of inspiring others!

SHARE YOUR SUCCESS STORY

Name

FirstLast

Email*

Program*

Story*

File

*

By submitting this form I hereby consent and authorize the use and reproduction by EAC Network of any and all included text, photos, and/or video of me and/or my children or other included individuals for official publicity purposes, without credit or compensation to me. All submitted text, photos, and/or videos are henceforth the property of EAC Network.

Administrative Office

Sign up for Updates!

Email*

First Name*

Last Name

Company

Email Lists*

Monthly Roundup

General Email List

Special Events

Volunteer Opportunities

By submitting this form, you are granting: EAC Network, 50 Clinton Street, Suite 107, Hempstead, New York, 11550, United States, https://www.eac-network.org permission to email you. You may unsubscribe via the link found at the bottom of every email. (See our Email Privacy Policy for details.) Emails are serviced by Constant Contact.